COPYRIGHT & PLAGIARISM INFORMATION


Copyright Clearance Center

Three short videos (5 min. or less) briefly address the majority of copyright questions. They are mainly directed toward adults, but can also be used by students.

Copyright Kids

Defines and explains copyright in a kid-friendly manner. There's also some interactive quizzes.

Avoiding Plagiarism Webquest

Though this is actually a webquest, there are some Internet links in the Process section that are quite helpful.

Copyright with Cyberbee

Defines and explains copyright, fair use, and other guidelines; an interactive quiz can also be found.

U. S. Copyright Office

Copyright information can be found in the About Copyright section which has subsections entitled Copyright Basics and FAQ. There is a short musical presentation entitled "Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright" (see link below).

Celebrate Creativity: Copyright Awareness Week

Though the majority of this information is about the 2006 Copyright Awareness Week, it does contain a entire curriculum with lesson plans for teachers to use in teaching copyright basics.

Net Address

This website has lots of information about computers. If you click on the "Computer Ethics" button, you will find a quiz that can be interactive, but could also be used for a class discussion.

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright

Copyright got ya confused? Go to this site and tap your toes along with graphic kids cartoons and their music about copyright.